Aleksander
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of men; variant of Alexander.
Aleksander by the numbers
In 2025, 84 babies in England and Wales were named Aleksander. In the US, 153 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 171 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Alexander
Like Aleksander, each of these traces back to Alexander: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Alejandrodefender of men; Spanish form of Alexander2,027 in the US (2017)
- Zanderdefender of men; a diminutive of Alexander1,551 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
- Alecdefender of men; short form of Alexander569 in the US (2017)
- Alessandrodefender of men; Italian form of Alexander401 in the US (2017)
- Alexzanderdefender of men; invented spelling of Alexander226 in the US (2017)
- Alistairdefender of men; Scottish form of Alexander75 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisterdefender of men; a form of Alexander109 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aleksander. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aleksandrdefender of men; protector63 in the US (2017)
- Alekzanderdefender of men; variant spelling of Alexander48 in the US (2017)
- Aleksandardefender of men9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexsanderdefender of mankind; a form of Alexander23 in the US (2017)
- Alekxanderdefender of men; variant spelling of Alexander6 in the US (2017)
- Alessanderdefender of men; a form of Alexander6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Aleksander
Names that are said the same way as Aleksander, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Alexanderdefender of the people12,488 in the US (2017)
- Alexandredefender of men; french form of Alexander13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alyxanderdefender of men; a form of Alexander10 in the US (2017)
- Alexandardefender of men; a form of Alexander9 in the US (2017)
- Alexxanderdefender of men; a form of Alexander9 in the US (2017)
- Alixanderdefender of mankind; variant of Alexander7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Aleksander, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Xanderdefender of mankind; short form of Alexander2,403 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Aleksander
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